Saturday, April 14, 2012

Fender Jaguar

Fender Jaguar

Easy and secure is.gd Customer Reviews: "2012 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Fender Jaguar and this Signature model from Johnny Marr of The Smiths/Electronic/Modest Mouse/Cribs fame couldn't have come in at a better time. Johnny Marr really put the time and effort into taking the best elements of the Jaguar and improving on some of the aspects that are less desired from this fine piece of sonic instrument. The bridge and tremolo system have been modified to provide added stability and intonation. In addition, the second (lead) circuit which consisted of 3 switches that often confused unfamiliar users have been replaced with a 4-way blade switch (Telecaster style). This not only makes switching sounds much easier but also prevents hard players from accidentally toggling the switches as it commonly happens with the old switch design. The custom pickups by Bare Knuckle also provides a much, much warmer and edgier sound to this classic model. Johnny Marr extensively tested an! d used the protoypes (which pretty much carried on to the final production version) into recordings, sessions and live gigs for a number of years to really perfect and conform the guitar to his standards. It's also worth mentioning that Johnny Marr's ideas and vision for this Signature Series Jaguar was also assisted by some of the best folks in the industry such as 40yr veteran guitar tech Bill Puplett (whose work with Johnny dates back to The Smiths era), sound engineer John Moore and Bare Knuckles ...





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